Comments on: PAM_KEYRING: Automatic Keyring Authentication

By: Tarjan

Tarjan — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:09:17 +0000

In Xubuntu 9.10, in the Network Manager -> Edit Connections, check “connect automatically” and “available to all users” on the bottom.

By: israel vainsencher

israel vainsencher — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 12:15:00 +0000

thanks for the tip, it works nice and clean in 8.10:
The keyring passwords are now easy to change from “Applications… Accessories… Passwords and Encryption Keys… Edit menu… Preferences… Password Keyrings.” Highlight the “login” entry, and use the “Change Unlock Password” button.

By: Free Biao » Blog Archive » Ubuntu: Automatic keyring login for wireless connections in 8.10

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:44:43 +0000

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By: Free Biao » Blog Archive » Ubuntu: Automatic keyring login; installing VMware Server 2.0 on Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex); VMware networking; VirtualBox

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 09:12:29 +0000

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By: houtek

houtek — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:31:38 +0000

just upgraded a Dell Mini 9 to Ubuntu 8.10 – asking for password to access keyring for wifi – any way to eliminate this? thanks, h

By: jac0b

jac0b — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:50:03 +0000

Thanks for the tip gmendoza, makes startup much easier.

By: kojak

kojak — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:48:52 +0000

Thanks – worked great on Gutsy 7.10. The constant retyping of the password was a real pain.;)

By: gmendoza

gmendoza — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:45:34 +0000

I’m sorry you’ve run into trouble. These instructions were originally intended for an earlier version of Ubuntu where the keyring was not unlocked by default. See “UPDATED: (10/25/2007)” note. Ubuntu 8.04 should not need this at all, unless you are using the auto-login feature, in which case you can use the instructions at the end of this post.

From a command line (Ctrl+Alt+F1), log in, and edit the /etc/pam.d/gdm configuration file. Remove any additional lines you added to the end of the file. Restart GDM (sudo /etc/init.d/gdm restart).

You should be able to log in again.

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:24:53 +0000

This is a pretty awful fix -__-

By: Sasha

Sasha — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 07:22:18 +0000

Uhoh…
I can’t even log on anymore >:|
On login I get an “Authentication failed” notice.
help?

By: Shaun

Shaun — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:49:21 +0000

Hey, this worked great on Xubuntu 8.04. Thanks a lot!
Step 7 is different for Xubuntu though. It’s under Applications -> Settings -> Settings Manager -> Autostarted Apps

By: ronald

ronald — Sat, 03 May 2008 17:34:23 +0000

Thanks a lot for the pam-keyring-tool guide. It works on ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) with gdm auto-login enabled.

By: Remembering wireless password in ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) « garagumu

Remembering wireless password in ubuntu 8.04 (hardy heron) « garagumu — Sat, 03 May 2008 08:10:39 +0000

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By: steve

steve — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 18:18:13 +0000

The updated instructions work – thanks!

By: gmendoza

gmendoza — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:21:50 +0000

Sorry for not updating this sooner folks. Check out the latest update in the body of the post for full instructions on how to get the auto-login working.

By: steve

steve — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:19:27 +0000

Have looked all over but can’t get this working with;
– fresh gutsy install. one account with original password, setup for autologon.
– adding line to gdm-autologin
This then causes autologon to fail.
Some seem to have success, but I have had no such luck. Seems like something so obvious as well…

By: Dom

Dom — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:57:14 +0000

If it works I can’t make it work. Although I didn’t run into anything irreversible.

By: Ed Stephens

Ed Stephens — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 23:29:48 +0000

I am also unable to unlock the keyring using autologin. Have followed all the instructions for modifying etc/pam.d/pam-autologin, but still get asked to manually enter the keyring password on login in order to allow access to the nm-applet. Even more annoying is when I do enter the password, the nm-applet doesn’t seem to notice and continues to display the revolving ‘waiting for wireless network key…’ animation in the toolbar – in order to connect I then have to click the nm-applet icon and reselect the wireless network (after which it does connect).

I was initially using Ubuntu 7.04, but have since upgraded to 7.10 but still get exactly the same problem.

I’m really tearing my hair out on this one, and can’t believe that what appears to be such a fundamental problem with ubuntu hasn’t be resolved.

By: gmendoza

gmendoza — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:01:04 +0000

I sent you an email off line, but figured I’d also follow up here. The libpam-keyring instructions do work, however, as mentioned in the post, there are a couple requirements.

1. The version of Ubuntu should be 7.04, as 7.10 Gutsy already has a package built in to handle this.

2. The keyring password has to be the same as the users password.

Your issue may be related to a typo in the /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin configuration file, unless you’re using a higher version of Ubuntu, in which case, it would be conflicting with other statements in the file.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:33:10 +0000

I fixed it. From the live CD I deleted the last added line from the gdm-autologin file that dealt with the keyring. I will live with having to type in the damn password until someone else fixes it for real.